How to add a Gmail account in the Windows 10 mail application

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Although Microsoft puts all its efforts on Outlook, its own email service, today one of the most used and key in the communications sector is Gmail, Google's own and free service, and that results in a way essential to access many of the services offered by the company.

For this same reason, and taking into account that many people use it, Microsoft decided to make the task a little easier for their users, so in the Windows 10 mail application itself, in addition to their own accounts, they also You have the possibility to integrate an email from Gmail if you wish., as we are going to show you step by step.

This is how you can link your Gmail email with the Windows 10 email app

As we mentioned, adding your Google account to synchronize email in Windows 10 is very simple. Similarly, remember that this tutorial refers to the application called E-mail And it comes pre-installed with the system, so the steps to follow will not be the same if you use Microsoft Office Outlook.

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Be that as it may, to add your email account to the application, you just have to follow the next steps:

  1. In the app E-mail, select gear that appears in the sidebar on the left, in order to access the application specific settings.
  2. A new side menu will be displayed, in which you must select the option "Manage accounts", with which a new menu will appear indicating all the email accounts that are being synchronized with Windows.
  3. Click on the "Add account" button at the bottom and then a new box will appear for you to choose your email provider. Here, being a Gmail account, you must choose the option "Google".
  4. When you do this, a small browser will appear, where you should enter your Gmail email account and its corresponding password, in order to allow access to it on your computer.
  5. Finally, within the same browser, you will also have to allow the Windows application to access your Google account with all the permissions that are detailed, taking into account that if you do not allow it, the emails will not be able to be synchronized.
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As soon as you have done this and return to the application, you will be able to see how the emails have automatically started to synchronize also from your Gmail account, and every time you receive a new one a notification should appear on your desktop, more comfortable than sight online provided by Google.


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